Bard and Rusch Named to All-ACC All-Academic Golf Team
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June 30, 2014
Greensboro, N.C. – Virginia men’s golfers Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) and Ben Rusch (Weinfelden, Switzerland) have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team as announced by the ACC today. A foreign affairs major, Rusch was a senior during the 2013-14 season. Bard was a freshman for UVa last year.
An All-ACC selection, Rusch was second on the team with a 71.43 stroke average. He had five top-15 finishes during the season highlighted by a runner-up effort at the U.S. Collegiate. He won the ACC individual championship in 2012.
Bard was fourth on the team with a 72.20 stroke average. He tied for the low round of the season by a Cavalier, shooting 8-under 64 during the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, which was his collegiate debut. He finished that event with a season-best 9-under 207. Bard had three top-10 finishes during the season including a runner-up effort at the Palmetto Intercollegiate.
To be eligible for consideration for the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintain a cumulative 3.00 average during his academic career.
2014 All-ACC Academic Men's Golf TeamName, Class, School, Major @ John Jackopsic, Jr., Boston College, Communication & PhilosophyAustin Langdale, Fr., Clemson, Pre-BusinessCarson Young, Fr., Clemson, Pre-Business@ Stephen Behr, Jr., Clemson, Financial ManagementAlex Matlari, Fr., Duke, UndecidedMotin Yeung, So., Duke, Public PolicyTurner Southey-Gordon, Jr., Duke, Cultural Anthropology# Anders Albertson, Jr., Georgia Tech, Management% Bo Andrews, Sr., Georgia Tech, Management# Ollie Schniederjans, Jr., Georgia Tech, Management@ Richard Werenski, Sr., Georgia Tech, Management@ Seth Reeves, Sr., Georgia Tech, ManagementAndrew Stein, Sr., Maryland, Finance & AccountingVictor Fox, Fr., Maryland, Letters and SciencesCarter Page, So., NC State, Business Administration@ Andrew Sajevic, Sr., North Carolina, Economics# Bailey Patrick, Jr., North Carolina, EconomicsNiall Platt, Sr., Notre Dame, Applied & Comp. Math and StatisticsPatrick Grahek, Jr., Notre Dame, FinanceBen Rusch, Sr., Virginia, Foreign AffairsDerek Bard, Fr., Virginia, Undeclared% Bryce Chalkley, Sr., Virginia Tech, FinanceJoey Lane, Fr., Virginia Tech, Business@ Maclain Huge, So., Virginia Tech, Communication@ Davis Womble, So., Wake Forest, Finance
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